Along with that report comes a rumor that the next Xbox won't let
you play games unless you're connected to the Internet, which has
upset a bunch of people in the gaming community.

That rumor was further fueled this weekend by tweets from
Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth. Orth didn't quite
confirm the rumors directly, but he did appear to defend them by
saying he didn't see why there was so much drama about the
always-on requirement. (Orth'sTwitter accountis private.)

We apologize for the inappropriate comments made by an employee
on Twitter yesterday. This person is not a spokesperson for
Microsoft, and his personal views do not reflect the customer
centric approach we take to our products or how we would
communicate directly with our loyal consumers. We are very
sorry if this offended anyone, however we have not made any
announcements about our product roadmap, and have no further
comment on this matter.

But even though Orth isn't an official spokesperson for
Microsoft, his tweets still appear to confirm that the next Xbox
won't work unless you're connected to the Internet.